My Cell Prison-Chapter 1214 - 113: Frozen Bone

The mere display of ice-bound specimens in the Demon Cave was enough to prove the strength of the entity hidden here.

The monsters that once gathered in this place had humanoid upper bodies with centipede-like lower halves, similar to the ’Centipede Demon Lady’ species.

Judging by the ice-bound specimens, it seemed that the creatures died in extreme agony.

Frozen monster corpses were scattered throughout the cave; some had become part of the cave walls, others formed icicles hanging from the ceiling, and some stood in the middle of the road.

Han Dong soon noticed a detail.

"Most of these centipede monsters are missing parts; the majority have their spines cut out, while a few have their main arms broken off... These body parts must have been taken when the individual was on the verge of death but still had some cellular activity."

"Do these limbs have any use, Miss Chen?"

"If the bones of these insect monsters appear in the market, they are often taken back and ground into powder for alchemy. If they encounter some with special limbs, they might also be taken back to combine with machinery entities to create extra limbs.

Some sturdier bones or scales can also be used to manufacture talisman tools."

"Alchemy, extra limbs... speaking of which, are these remaining limbs of any use to Zhang Xiliang?"

"No use, they’ve been dead too long, all the demon power inside has dissipated... Besides, the nature of their demon power is also different. If we could find a Snake Demon, we might be able to take the corpse back."

"Let’s keep going."

The deeper they went into the cave, the more intense the cold became... indirectly indicating that something must exist at the deepest part.

But Zhang Xiliang, of Green Zombie Rank, was so frozen he could barely move, and coupled with his fear, he was almost unable to walk.

Han Dong placed a hand on Zhang Xiliang’s shoulder, and as a warm current entered his body, the chill dissipated.

"If you don’t want to go any deeper, you can wait outside the cave for our message... I’ve observed before, there should be no monsters nearby."

Zhang Xiliang gritted his teeth, he was eager to help: "Okay, I’ll wait outside with the Coffin Car... With my ranking as a severe criminal, I might hold you two back, so I’d rather not cause trouble."

"Hmm... If things go well, I might take you to look for a Snake Demon or something."

"Thank you, Mr. Han."

After Zhang Xiliang left,

Han Dong also proceeded to clear the ice layer covering him... his expression turned grim. The reason for asking Zhang Xiliang to leave was that he knew the imminent battle would be intense, and they would be unable to look after anyone else.

While practicing the [Floating Corpse Internal Classic], the surrounding chill was hard to displace, feeling as if he was in the polar ice float region, unable to move freely as usual due to the obstruction from the floating ice.

"Very impressive... This guy’s strength could probably reach the Quasi-Element level."

As Han Dong was reflecting,

Chen Xinying handed over a white talisman paper, conveying a message: "This is my special ’Invisibility Amulet,’ which can greatly suppress our presence and allow for true invisibility for a short time, lasting only 15 seconds and can be used only once a day... After activating it by sticking it on the forehead, let’s sprint directly to the deepest part and strive for a surprise attack."

"True invisibility?"

Han Dong placed the talisman paper on his forehead with skepticism.

A strange power from the talisman surged throughout his body, like an energy film that covered and concealed his presence, also achieving absolute invisibility visually.

"This is some good stuff!"

"Let’s go!"

Chen Xinying, who had already affixed a ’Lightweight Talisman’ to her legs, dashed at top speed toward the deepest part of the cave.

Just as they reached the depth, the scene before Chen Xinying stunned her for a moment, even instilling an instant fear.

Han Dong, following closely behind, frowned slightly and paused momentarily.

A characteristic of insect demons is their particularly strong reproductive capacity; the dead monsters they encountered along the way made up only half, the other half were all piled up here, with carcasses everywhere.

A large bronze cauldron stood in the center, using the bodies of monsters as fuel, and something was stewing inside.

Upon closer examination,

various limbs, spines, and thighs of insect demons, even some scales with special traits, were thrown in to stew... however, Han Dong saw that it was nearing the end of the cooking process.

Most of the essence had already been consumed by the entity residing here.

There were six seconds left on the invisibility amulet.

Chen Xinying muttered, "This is... a top-quality Demon Refining Cauldron! This guy is actually performing body modifications on the essence of a zombie."

Before the two of them,

A white-haired figure with hair shoulder-length, body like a frozen corpse, radiating coldness inside and out, was sitting in front of the Demon Refining Cauldron, undoubtedly the target—’Frozen Bone’ Luo Gaocheng.

A zombie that should only have two arms,

Had grown ’Real Extra Limbs’ on its back—a pair of arms nearly identical to the original ones, through refining the main limbs of more than a hundred centipede demons, consuming their essence, and combining it with some special cultivation technique...

"Just three seconds left. Miss Chen, go!"

"Okay..."

Hatred overwhelmed wariness.

Nine special copper coins were scattered into the air, and She thrust her Peach Wood Sword forward, arranging the coins neatly on the blade, achieving the ’Enlightening’ of the talisman device.

Just as She was about to step forward and deliver the fatal sword strike,

Hum!

Frozen Bone gently raised his hand.

Corpse bones piled on the ground, along with Ice Crystals, formed an indestructible wall of corpse-ice, blocking Chen Xinying’s path.

A hoarse voice came through, "Unexpectedly, an imperial lapdog would find this place."

Han Dong had planned to strike covertly, but hearing the zombie’s words, He felt something amiss.

This matter started from Chen Xinying’s ’extreme hatred’ for this felon; something must have happened between them to trigger such enmity.

Chen Xinying was so persistent, yet the other side appeared nonchalant, even regarding her with a look as if She was a stranger.

"Only this last bit of supplement remaining, can you let this old man drink this soup?"

"Don’t even think about absorbing the Demon Power!"

A crimson talisman was stuck onto the ice wall.

The explosion carried a high-temperature effect that instantly disintegrated and evaporated the ice wall.

A bizarre figure burst through the explosion’s dust, with the Peach Wood Sword pointing straight at the target.

The reason for being described as bizarre was that the explosion dust couldn’t reach Chen Xinying’s body, but was instead repelled by some invisible force...

"Some kind of soul shell? Or is it a domain effect? Miss Chen’s strength is no small matter..."

Han Dong’s Little Demon Eye saw everything crystal clear.

Chen Xinying’s body was enveloped in a shell resembling an ancient general’s [Soul Quality Body Shell], not only serving as defense but the shell even coordinated with her attacks, swinging the Heavy Sword together.

Ding!

Boom!

The first sound came from the clash of the Peach Wood Sword.

The second was from the Heavy Slash of the shell.

The cave trembled, dust splattered.

Under the gaze of the Demon Eye, all of Chen Xinying’s attacks collided with a surface of Ice Crystals, clear and sparkling like diamonds... failing to Breach defense.

At the same moment, a total of 18 Ice Thorns condensed around Chen Xinying.

Several of these thorns, disguised by Frozen Bone’s arms, had astonishing destructive power—likely enough to Breakthrough her Soul Quality Body Shell... The Ice Thorns attacked simultaneously, leaving no place to hide.

At the crucial moment,

A flash of starlight passed by, and the target that the Ice Thorns locked onto suddenly disappeared.

Chen Xinying, who had returned to her original spot and dodged the danger, was also bewildered, not quite understanding what had just happened.

Frozen Bone, drinking the last sip of soup from the four-armed stance of the bronze cauldron, turned his head with a look of surprise and said,

"Another master?"